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Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Od...
07/11/2025

Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Odyssey was borne out of a desire to relive my recent trip to the US last August whilst learning and sharing various anecdotes along the way. This was never intended to be a permanent shift. This is not a travel blog, but rather a pharmacist who happens to be writing about travel....

Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Odyssey was borne out of a desire to relive my recent trip to the US last Augus…

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great wh...
04/14/2025

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great white north! Follow I-91 north for about an hour and twenty minutes to the hallowed border crossing near Derby Line (US) and Rock Island (Can). A brief comment about border crossings; we tend to get nervous heading into the US....

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great white north! Follow I-91 north for about an hour and twenty minutes to the hall…

I couldn't come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the pr...
03/10/2025

I couldn't come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the proper setting for a western, replete with saloon, general store, and train bandits. Alas, this village on the Vermont-New Hampshire border does not hold the excitement of a duel at high noon, but we'll get to that in due course....

I couldn’t come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the proper setting for a western, replete with saloon, general store, and tra…

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-w...
01/29/2025

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-waffle, gourmet breakfast spread. Ready to hit the road once again, we jumped back on the I-90 for a three hour eastward stretch. We had been fortunate with the driving weather; other than encountering torrential rains along the Lake Erie stretch, the roads were dry and visibility was excellent....

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-waffle, gourmet breakfast spread. Ready to hit the road once again, we jumped …

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of ou...
12/31/2024

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of our journey. Before we do, a bit of a sidebar related to my chosen health profession. As you remember from Part 6, we enjoyed some brews at Helltown, and Friday evening we had eaten dinner at Applebee's in Mt....

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of our journey. Before we do, a bit of a sidebar related to my chosen health profe…

We've all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in ...
11/19/2024

We've all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in the world, and leaves you gobsmacked. Excited to tell all your friends and family of the experience, you bring up the pictures and recount the stories, but there is something missing...the words and 2-D imaging never seem to serve justice to the sheer depth and breadth of such an adventure....

We’ve all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in the world, and leaves you gobsmacked. Excited to tell all your friends …

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fu...
10/22/2024

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fun by getting here, we decided to pause for a couple of nights to take it all in. Tomorrow we have an early appointment at Fallingwater so we wanted to be well-rested and relatively close. This plan allowed us to take our time doing 'touristy' things and not worry about road construction or highway traffic jams....

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fun by getting here, we decided to pause for a couple of nights to take it all …

And we're living here in AllentownBut the restlessness was handed downAnd it's getting very hard to stay From the iconic...
10/08/2024

And we're living here in AllentownBut the restlessness was handed downAnd it's getting very hard to stay From the iconic song written and performed by Billy Joel, this passage refers to the decline of the manufacturing sector during the 1980's. Bethlehem Steel, the second largest steel manufacturer in the US for most of the 20th century, was falling on hard times and the future was uncertain....

And we’re living here in AllentownBut the restlessness was handed downAnd it’s getting very hard to stay From the iconic song written and performed by Billy Joel, this passage refers to…

When we last left our intrepid adventurers, they had just arrived in the Catskill Mountains and checked in to their acco...
09/22/2024

When we last left our intrepid adventurers, they had just arrived in the Catskill Mountains and checked in to their accommodations at Hotel Vienna, a 2-storey chalet with exposed beams and cabin feel. At the foot of Windham Mountain, there is the requisite ski resort and a local golf course. The video in the above link has some aerial shots that are quite lovely....

When we last left our intrepid adventurers, they had just arrived in the Catskill Mountains and checked in to their accommodations at Hotel Vienna, a 2-storey chalet with exposed beams and cabin fe…

We're Well(s) on our way, exploring the US of A!
09/08/2024

We're Well(s) on our way, exploring the US of A!

Wells, Maine. An interesting choice of townships to be sure. A resort town of just over 11,000 people, Wikipedia reports that is is the 3rd oldest town in Maine. Travel southward just a short 21 mi…

Having some extra time this summer to ponder next steps in my career has come with a helping of spontaneity as a welcome...
09/04/2024

Having some extra time this summer to ponder next steps in my career has come with a helping of spontaneity as a welcome side effect. One of those moments led to another, that became one of the most enjoyable road-trip adventures I've ever experienced. As a pharmacist on hiatus, much of the trip was divorced from my professional side, although it crept through here and there....

Having some extra time this summer to ponder next steps in my career has come with a helping of spontaneity as a welcome side effect. One of those moments led to another, that became one of the mos…

Dear Devin, The year is 1998. It's December, and we have just learned that we failed the physiology final midway through...
05/31/2024

Dear Devin, The year is 1998. It's December, and we have just learned that we failed the physiology final midway through second year. We are despondent and openly wonder if pharmacy is the right fit as a career. Mom and Dad tried to guide us in high school; there was no plan for university other than wanting to stay in a science-related field....

Dear Devin, The year is 1998. It’s December, and we have just learned that we failed the physiology final midway through second year. We are despondent and openly wonder if pharmacy is the ri…

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